After a huge first night back, things are a bit more calm with tonight's 5-game slate. However, that's more than enough opportunity for us to piece together our favorite plays for a mega parlay. With so many teams in action last night, that creates several situations with teams on the second night of a back-to-back. Those spots have helped us cash mega parlays in the past, so let's take advantage of them again tonight.'
Along with our NHL mega parlay, be sure to check out our NHL picks for today's action.
New Jersey Devils 3-way ML (+155) over Boston Bruins
Betting against the Bruins this season has not been ideal in most situations. However, neither has betting against the Devils. Until recently, these were the top 2 teams in the Eastern Conference. While the Carolina Hurricanes have made a recent surge, these are still 2 of the best teams in the NHL. They met just prior to the long holiday weekend, and as expected, it was a great matchup. The Bruins snuck away with the close 4-3 win, but were not as sound as they generally have been.'
They scored all of their goals in the 2nd period, as the Devils defense continued to be strong. That's been the calling card for both of these teams, but New Jersey should have the slight advantage in that department tonight specifically. The Bruins will be the ones on the second night of a back-to-back. Although they'll be back in Boston, they were up in Ottawa for last night's contest. It's clear they're taking this matchup more seriously as they're saving starting goaltender Linus Ullmark for this game, but a rested Devils team can ruin Boston's return home.